As a
self-taught artist working my way through such
textile arts as embroidery, knitting and
quiltmaking, I arrived at the door of
mosaics some thirtyfive years ago to embrace the
challenge of transfer from soft textile
to solid unyielding substance.

Inspired by such
amazing artists as Hundertwasser, Picasso, and
Gaudi I experiment with colour,
texture and form, creating images that are
inspired by memories, experiences and
emotions.

Mosaic is the perfect
art form for me as, in the placing of the
tesserae upon the worked surface, I can sense
the rhythm of the image beating as the Andemento
or 'flow of line' finds its way, creating a
planned yet sponteneous partnership between
thought and place.

My work is
created from stained glass, as I
delight in its depths, tones and hidden secrets
of colour and texture. These along with with,
dichroic glass, handmade beads, cabochons,
millifiori, vintage jewellery, fossils,
and other ephemera as media, enable my aim of
the transference of an inorganic rigid substance
into a resonating, emotive and living piece of
art.